Paint advertising device



June 13, 1939.

w. J. DALLINGER PAINT ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed July 18, 1938 Jm ezzr'dzZ Hfiar Z Dal/[yer 75W 9 57 (ii/uni y Patented June 13, 1939 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE PAINT ADVERTISING DEVICE Wilbur J. Dallinger,Atlantic, Iowa Application July 18,1933,-'Serial N0. 219,808

12 Claims. (01. 40-439) An object of my invention is to provide a paint.advertising device of simple, durable and inexpensive construction whichis designed and operated so as to have a spectacular appeal to theobserver.

Still a further object is to provide a paint advertising devicecomprising a background element which shows a house or the like,.and toprovide apparatus for supporting a paint brush so that its bristles areapparently painting the sur: face of the house, mechanism being providedto oscillate the paint brushin a curved line with the brush standing outfrom the surface of the house in the same position and so that itperforms exactly the same as though .an operator had stepped up to thepicture and started to paint it and then withdrew his hand leaving thebrush to continue to perform by itself, the mech: anism for operatingthe brush being entirely concealed from view. W

Still a further object is to provide apparatus for causing the brush tosweep back and forth across a background, a color wheel or the likecooperating with the brush so that the brush apparently paints out onecolor and. paints on an other color when traveling across the backgroundin one direction.

A further object is to provide apparatus which is preferably motordriven for operating the brush and color wheel in synchronismso thatftheillusion of a self painting brush is complete in all details.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of mypaint advertising device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained,as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying 'drawing,'in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective'view of a paint advertising device embodyingmy invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of my apparatus with the backgroundelement (shown as a picture of a house in Figure 1) removed.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional View on the line 4 4 of Figure 3, except that acolor wheel of the apparatus is shown in plan view. I v

V Figure 5 is a plan view of the paint brush supporting mechanismlooking in the direction of the arrow 5 adjacent Figure 2. I

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional View .on the line 6-6 of Figure 5showing .a tripping means for the paint brush supporting 'me'chanism,the lower half of the figure'being an enlarged elevation of a portion ofFigure .3. I I

Figure 7 is an enlarged sectional View on the line 'l-'l of Figure 1;'

Figure 8 is a sectional view Figure 5; and

on the line 88 of outer spring clips 40.

'Figure 9 is a perspective view of a detail of applicants invention.

: ,On the accompanying drawing I have used the reference numeral ill toindicate a box-like support for the apparatus. of. my paint advertisingdevice. Frame bars l2 extend therefrom and support a. backboard l4.Against the backboard M, a background element ii of sheet metal orcardboard is secured as by molding members 16 around the edge of thebackboard. These molding members may be hingedly connected by springhinges I! to a reinforcing frame i3 of the backboard l4 so that themolding members can be swung back as shown by dotted lines in Figure '7to permit changing of the background elements [5.

A plurality of the background elements having different pictorialrepresentations thereon, such as, houses, barns, room. interiors or thelike are preferably provided to permit changing the display. Below thebackground element i5, a card or sign l8 may be positioned in the framel3 for indicating to the public the particular special being advertised.

The backboard i4 and the background element I5 are provided with slots14a and lFiav (see Figure 8) into which the bristles IS of ,a paintbrush 20 extend. The paint brush is supported by a Z'shaped rod havingportions 2!, 22 and 23 (see Figure 8). The portion 2| is, concealed bythe bristles l8 and the portion 22 is pivotaily mounted in a sleeve 24.The sleeve 25 is supported by a triangular plate: 25 across the uppersurface of Which the portion 23 of the rod is adapted to swing. A weight26 is provided on the portion v23;,and the swinging of the portion 23 islimited by a strap 21.

,The triangular plate 25 is supported by a rod 28 pivoted at ,29 to thetop of the. support Hi. The arm 28 and thereby the plate 21 areoscillated through an arc of a circle by a reciprocating bar 3!), link3] and crank disk 32. The crank disk 32 is driven by a gear reducer 33which in turn is driven by an electric motor 34. An operative connectionis provided between the reciprocating bar'3ll and the oscillating arm 28which consists of a block 35 slidable on the arm and pivoted as at 36 tothe bar.

' A'color wheel 31 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 38 A plurality of areshaped sections A, B, C, D and E are detachably mounted thereon bypositioning their ends between inner clips 39 and The sections A, B,'C,D and E arepreferably of different colors and interchangeable for thepurpose of using different color combinations depending on the colors ofpaints being advertised.

The color wheel 31 is rotated step by step a fifth of .a revolution ateach step by the following described mechanism. An arm 4| is pivoted at42a and oscillated by the reciprocating" bar in the same manner as thearm 28 by a sliding block c; pivoted at 36a to the bar in the samemanner as the sliding block 35 and its pivot 36.. The outer end of thearm 4| is provided with an actuating pawl 42 engageable with lugs 43spaced around the color wheel 31 and secured to an annular reinforcingflange 31a thereof.

A pair of catches 44 (see Figure 6) are cooperable with the portion 23of the Z-shaped rod which supports the paint brush 20. The catches 44are mounted on leaf springs 45 and are releasable by a lever 46 andlinks 41. The lever 46 is secured to a rock shaft 48 to which is secureda lever 49 having a pair of flanges 50. A lever 5| is pivoted at 52 tothe arm 28 and is adapted to strike stop flanges 53 (see Figure 3)during the oscillation of the arm 28. The lever 5| has its upper endlocated between the flanges 50.

Practical operation In the operation of my paint advertising device,suppose that a merchant wishes in; his

, paint or window display to feature certain outside paints of variouscolors which he carries in stock. First he selects his color sections orcards A, B, etc., to correspond with the particular colors of paint hewishes to advertise. These cards may be madeof Celluloid or the like andare readily interchangeable by manipulating the spring clips 40. Afterthe color cards are mounted he proceeds to select a suitable backgroundelement l5,

several of which he would have in stock for the purpose of changing toany particular special he wishes to put on. These are preferablybeautifully colored for attraction and the arc-shaped slot I5a isarranged at a conspicuous place in the picture. The molding members l6may be turned back as shown in dotted lines in Figure '7 to facilitatechanging the background elements l5 and the sign elements l8 which havedifferent, appropriate wordings.

When the motor 34 is thereafter energized, the arm 28 will oscillatesubstantially the length of the slot I5a and carry with it the paintbrush 20. As the paint brush is oscillated toward the right, it will beinclined as shown by solid lines in Figj ure 5 until it reaches theright hand end of the slot whereupon its inclination will be reversed asshown by dotted lines. Such reversal of the inclination isaccomplished'by the lever 5| striking the right handstop flange 53 whenthe dotted line position of Figure 3 is reached. 7 This causes the rockshaft 48 to rotate counter-clockwise and release the left hand catch44;Since the triangular plate 25 is now inclined downwardly toward theright, the weight 26 on the Z-shaped rod which supports the paint brushwill swing to the dotted position of Figure 5 just prior to reversal ofthe oscillation of the arm 28. Thus the paint brush will remain inclinedforwardly with respect to its direction of travel on the return strokeand its inclination will be reversed for the next painting stroke of thebrush when the lever 5| strikes the left hand stop flange 53 as in thesolid line position in Figure 3. r This will permit the weight 26 toagain swing downwardly after the right hand catch 44 has been released,thus automatically reversing the inclination of the paint brush.

During the forward stroke of the paint brush, the arm 4|, through thepawl 42 engaging one I of the lugs 43, will cause the color wheel 31tothe forward stroke while during the return stroke the color remainsthe same. traveling freely back and forth from side to side in the slotin the picture, constantly brushes the color sections on the color wheeland appears to produce a different color or paint a new strip across thepicture each oscillation of the brush.

The movement of the brush and the color wheel are so timed relative toeach other that the joint between adjacent color cards is hidden behindthe bristles of the brush, thus giving the effect of the brush spreadingon another color of paint during the right hand sweep of the brush. Bymaking the stroke of the color wheel slightly longer than the stroke ofthe brush (the pivot 36a being further from the pivot axis than thepivot 36 to accomplish this result) the joints between color cards maybe hidden beyond the ends of the slot I5a when the color wheel is atrest.

The realistic self motion of the brush simulating a life-like movementas if it was held in a painters hand, readilyattracts attention to thedisplay as desired. The apparatus is so worked out however that theoperating mechanism is entirely concealed from view and this, of course,enhances the spectacular quality of the display.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my device without departing from the real spirit and purpose ofmy invention, and it is therefore my intention to cover by my claims,any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents,

which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a paint advertising device, a display card, an arcuate slottherein, a color wheel back of said display card and spanning said slot,said color wheel having a plurality of difierent colors thereon whichtraverse said slot as said wheel The brush thus cillating said paintbrush supporting means,

means for imparting pivotal movement thereto' to reverse the angle ofinclination thereof at the completion of each oscillation and means forperiodically advancing said color wheel a portion of a revolutionsimultaneously with theoscillation of the paint brush supporting meansin one direction, the length of the oscillating stroke of said paintbrush supporting means being substantially equal to the degree ofadvance of said color wheel and the length of said different colorsthereon being substantially equal to said degree of advance.

2. In a paint advertising device, a display card, an arcuate slottherein, acolor wheel back of said display card and spanning said slot,said color wheel having a plurality of different colors thereon whichtraverse said slot as said wheel rotates, a paint brush, means forsupporting said paint brush in position with its bristles in said slotand substantially contacting with said color wheel and its handleprojecting away from said display card, said means being pivotallymounted,

means for oscillating said paint brush supporting means, means forimparting pivotal movement thereto to reverse the inclination thereofrelative to the surface of said display card at the completion of eachoscillation of said brush,

and means for periodically advancing said color wheel a portion of arevolution simultaneously with such oscillation.

3. In a paint advertising device, a display card, an arcuate slottherein, a color wheel back of said display card and having a pluralityof different colors thereon, a paint brush, means for supporting saidpaint brush in position with its bristles substantially contacting withsaid color wheel and its handle projecting away from said display card,said means being pivotally mounted whereby said brush may project atopposite angles relative to the surface of said display card, means foroscillating said paint brush supporting means, means for impartingpivotal movement thereto to reverse the inclination thereof at thecompletion of each oscillation and means for periodically advancing saidcolor wheel simultaneously with the oscillation of the paint brushsupporting means in one direction.

4. In an advertising device of the character disclosed, a backgroundelement having a slot therein, a movable element spanning said slot andhaving sections of different color, a paint brush support, a paint brushsupported thereby in front of said movable element with its bristlessubstantially contacting said movable element, means for advancing saidpaint brush support from one end of said slot to the other end thereofand simultaneously therewith moving said movable element while the paintbrush is on a dividing line between two of said sections of differentcolor and for returning said paint brush support from said other end ofsaid slot to said first end thereof while leaving said movable elementin its new advanced position and means for inclining said paint brushforwardly with respect to its direction of travel in either direction.

5. In an advertising device of the character disclosed, a backgroundelement having a slot therein, a movable element spanning said slot andhaving sections of different color, a paint brush support, a paint brushsupported thereby, means for advancing said paint brush support from oneend of said slot to the other end thereof and simultaneously therewithmoving said movable element while the paint brush is on a dividing linebetween two of said sections of different color and for returning saidpaint brush support from said other end of said slot to said first endthereof and means for inclining said paint brush forwardly whentraveling in either direction.

6. In an advertising device of the character disclosed, a backgroundelement, a paint brush support back of said background element, a paintbrush supported thereby with its bristles adjacent said backgroundelement, said support being concealed by said bristles and means foradvancing said paint brush support across said background element andsimultaneously therewith inclining said paint brush forwardly withrespect to its direction of travel.

'7. In an advertising device of the character disclosed, a backgroundelement, a paint brush support back of said background element, a paintbrush supported thereby with its bristles adjacent said backgroundelement, said support being concealed by said bristles and advancingsaid paint brush support back and forth across said background elementand simultaneously therewith inclining said paint brush forwardly withrespect to its direction of travel in either direction.

8. In a device of the class described, a substantially flat backgroundelement having a slot therein, a movable element back of said backgroundelement, said movable element having sections of difierentcharacteristics spanning said slot, a paint brush support having apivotally mounted portion between said background element and saidmovable element, a paint brush supported by said paint brush support andprojecting from said slot, means for reciprocating said paint brushsupport relative to said slot and for oscillating it at each end of itsreciprocating movement and means for advancing said movable element withthe movement of said paint brush support as it traverses said slot, thedistance of advance and the length of a section thereof having one ofsaid characteristics being slightly greater than the traverse of saidpaint brush.

9. In a device of the class described, a substantially flat backgroundelement having a slot therein, a movable element back of said backgroundelement and spanning said slot, a paint brush support having a pivotallymounted portion between said background element and said movableelement, a paint brush supported by said paint brush support andprojecting from said slot, means for reciprocating said paint brushsupport relative to said slot and for oscillating it at each end of itsreciprocating movement and means for advancing said movable element withthe movement of said paint brush support as it traverses said slot.

10. In a device of the class described, a background element having aslot therein, a movable element back of said background element andspanning said slot, a paint brush support back of said backgroundelement, a paint brush supported by said paint brush support andprojecting from said slot, means for reciprocating said paint brushsupport relative to said slot and means for advancing said movableelement with the movement of said paint brush support as it traversessaid slot in one direction, said last means permitting the movableelement to remain stationary as the paint brush support traverses saidslot in the other direction.

11. In a device of the class described, a background member having aslot therein, an element back of said background member and spanningsaid slot, an inclined paint brush support oscillatable in said slot, apaint brush carried by said support and having said support embedded inits bristles, said bristles terminating in said slot against saidelement, means for reciprocating said paint brush support relative tosaid slot and means for reversing the inclination of said paint brushsupport at each end of its movement as it traverses said slot.

12. In a device of the class described, a background element having aslot therein, a movable element back of said background element andspanning said slot, a paint brush support oscillatable in said slot, apaint brush carried by said support and having its bristles terminatingin said slot against said background element, means for reciprocatingsaid paint brush support relative to said slot for advancing saidmovable element with the movement of said paint brush support as ittraverses said slot, said paint brush being inclined relative to saidbackground element and means for reversing the inclination of said paintbrush at each end of its stroke.

WIL'BUR J DAILIN'GER.

